Tyneside marks Holocaust Memorial Day

North Tyneside Council has marked Holocaust Memorial Day by having a survivor from the Holocaust come to speak to school children from the region.

Otto Deutsch was one of 10,000 Jewish children who were evacuated to the UK for their safety during the Nazi regime, leaving behind his father, mother and sister in Vienna.

Mr Deutsch lived with a family in Morpeth in the 1930s, along with two other refugees.

The Holocaust survivor spoke to children primary school children, as well as members of the community, religious leaders and North East councillors.

Pupils from Wallsend's Holy Cross RC Primary School also performed a song that they had especially written for the ceremony.

"The annual ceremony held by the council provides an opportunity to remember those people who were victims of the Holocaust and other genocides.

It also creates a chance to promote the importance of living in a community which is respectful of everyone in it, regardless of race, gender, culture or religion.

I am delighted that Otto has been kind enough to share his insights and experiences with us. The positive work he undertakes with schools, universities and the community should be an inspiration to us all."